Cigarette is the secret of my energy

This is an excellent story telling image.

All I did was detail his face and the sign, and burned in the corners and the thatching overhead. I also emphasized the cigarette smoke. The pot hanging from the wall was also detailed. You will notice I also cropped the door.

In addition, I gave it an edge treatment with a little extra width to help offset the narrow aspect ratio of the image.

If you don't find my suggestions helpful, please email me and I will delete these comments.

Thanks Kambiz, Jim and Steve.

Steve: I like the way smoke is detailed in ur image, but the face looks a bit too distorted. Thanks for your work.

Yes, I probably overdid the face.

Sometimes what I do, is work an area. Then I take the original image as a layer and turn down the opacity to tone down my "enthusiasm". Seriously, just take what I did on his face as potential, and maybe consider it in a toned down version.